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We are in the final push for entries for the DE/3M Young Scientist Challenge and we need your help to spread the word during the final 2 weeks! The process is easy and if you get 3 students to complete the registration process and upload a video, you’ll receive a FREE FLIP CAM (only one

The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) today named the 25 middle school state finalists of the second annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The national Challenge encourages students to team up and develop plans to initiate environmental change in their local communities. From these 25 state finalist

Seem like we have a lot going on? Well that’s because we do! Just so you don’t miss out on anything with all the different things we’ve been announcing, here’s a quick wrap up for you. Leadership Council Elections: Last year we started an annual process where any STAR in the community can take the

Hey, high school teachers! The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are partnering again this year to educate, empower and engage students and teachers nationwide to become “Agents of Change” in improving their communities through the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge . This year the Challenge expands to high

The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open for entries for 2010. The challenge is the nation’s premier science competition for students in grades 5 through 8. Ten finalists will be selected to receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the final challenge in October. The winner will

What a great place to hold an event for Discovery Education…a school. No room fees, no charge for Internet, and we even get to sit in those little chairs. I was pretty pumped up when I found out that Propel Montour would be hosting this very unique virtual conference on January 9th. Even though it is

We have a lot of programs that teachers and their students can participate in for free. One of my personal favorites is the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The Challenge is designed to help your students work together to solve an environmental problem in their… Classroom (K-2) School (3-5) Community (6-8) Participating is

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Many of you may have realized, to your chagrin, that the Xtranormal site has been shut down as of July 31st. I searched for alternatives and found Digital Films . I have only been playing around with it for a few hours, but have not noticed a feature that allows characters to speak typed text

One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being

In this installment of One Idea With: Discovery Education Senior Vice President Scott Kinney interviews Dr. Latoya Dixon and Dr. Mike Waiksnis, Co-Principals of the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s Knox Middle School in North Carolina. Drs. Dixon and Waiksnis’ One Idea focuses on how their different personal and leadership styles support their work as co-principals. Watch the video below to learn